As HHS secretary, Kennedy has the authority, working with the FDA commissioner, to reorganize the agency without congressional approval. He says he wants to fully eliminate “entire departments” at the FDA, listing as a top target the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, which he says can’t be trusted to do its job.

Kennedy Jr. gets confirmed as secretary for President-elect Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services, it will be the biggest job he's ever had. And some of his former campaign staffers question whether he’s up for the challenge.

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), though even Kennedy's supportive former campaign staffers aren't sure he has the leadership skills to run one of the largest federal agencies.